Some years ago I watched a program on the Science Channel. The focus was animal behavior and their feelings. One of the studies was about cows. The conclusion was that cows who were happy or contented with their handler produced more milk. Handlers that were calm, patted the cattle, and exhibited kindly and friendly behavior […]
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Summerland – A Touching Movie Review
Older Alice lives alone and is pretty happy that way. She sits down at her typewriter and begins her looking-back tale. Older Alice is played by Penelope Wilton. I recognized her from “Shaun of the Dead” (2004) and “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel” (2011). Penelope has had numerous appearances on TV as well. London born […]
Catherine Place – An Oasis for Women
In October of 2020, I had the privilege of meeting eleven women who had either changed their lives, or changed the lives of others at Catherine Place. Over the course of two days I recorded their stories and learned about this wonderful organization. Calm and gentle is the overwhelming feeling I had each time I […]
Genes: Improving the hand you're dealt – Healthy Aging
Submitted by Don and Peggy Doman. Our parents’ genes determine the material we start with at conception. They determine external things like hair and eye color, short or tall, coordinated or clumsy, able to “see” how to fix mechanical things or able to “hear” how to clearly express concepts. Most importantly, genes control the maximum […]
Across the Fence: Words That Matter
The other day, I asked my friends on Facebook whether they had any wishes as to which uncontroversial topic they’d like me to write about in my Friday Suburban Times column. Some asked for more food topics (I promise, I will sometime soon). One of my friends, German author Bettina Strang (https://wortstrang.de), suggested a number […]
Letter: Feeling Victor’s Pride
Victor Herrera will be whatever he wants to be in life. The reason why? Because he takes the time and effort to pick up litter in his community. And not just the five full garbage cans and three full garbage bags of litter he gathered, but also the three mattresses, a couch, a chair, and […]
The Wild One – Classic Society Rebel Movie Review
If you’ve never seen the classic motorcycle, bad boy animalism of “The Wild One” rebelling against society, you owe it to your self to watch this wonderful black and white film from 1953. Marlon Brando plays Johnny, a sullen young man in jeans, leather jacket, boots, and a cap just askew enough to look cool. […]
Six Simple Steps for Perfect (Boiled & Deviled) Steamed Eggs
Boiled eggs are popular world-wide. We usually over-cook boiled eggs to make sure they are done . . . only because we forgot the exact amount of boiling they need. After guessing wrong twice and throwing about eight under cooked boiled jumbo eggs in the garbage, we switched to steamed eggs. It was worth the […]
Apple Seed – Some Kind of Movie Review
Kingston, Washington on the shores of Appletree Cove and Puget Sound, has absolutely very little to do with this film. We don’t see it. The film doesn’t take us there, but it is the essence of the production Apple Seed. Apple Seed has nothing to do with Johnny Appleseed, but then again it is about […]